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Monday, October 8, 2007
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?
1.I'm good at basketball.
2.I don't think about anything else but playing baskeball.
3.I would feel like I had lost a big part of my life.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more.
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
1.Tao loves art and isn't a a good hunter.For that nobody respects him for that.
2.I think Tao's creative mind is going to help his tribe.
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?
1.Tao is living in the meadows as a form of punishment ordered by his tribe.He got punished for losing his rabbit. Volt ordered Tao to find the rabbit. He is about to go through the dark forest where he thinks he hears an evil spirit.
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
1. Tao and Ram learned how to hunt together.
2.Tao tells Volt that he wants to to hunt by himself.
3.I cannot beleive that Tao has the urge to disobey me. I specificaly told him to hunt with the tribe. He thinks too much of himself. I have to worry about getting food and this is not helping. I cannot do anything to change his stubborness. I hope someday Tao will listen to other people besides himself.
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.
1. Tao never knew his mother until Kala told him. His mother was named Vedra. She was a brave person. Tao was supposed to be killed but his mother protected him. She bit, screamed, and basically just did anything possible to protect Tao. Kala said referring to Vedra,"She was only a girl,but she had the sense and wisdom of a woman."
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
2. Which is easier for him and why?
1. Tao trys to draw a horse and Ram, the wolf dog.
2. Ram, the wolf dog is easier to draw because the wolf dog is right in front of him.
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
1. Graybeard knew that Tao was hunting in the Slough and was hunting with Ram.
2. He doesn't know that Tao is painting in his cave.
3. Graybeard thinks Volt is a good man.
Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?
1. I agree with Graybeard's decision because even though he knows how much Tao loves art he still has to follow the laws of the clans. It was true back then,but not today. Now we can draw and paint with out anybody thinking it is taboo.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine?
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
1. In the situation I imagined I was thinking about how women who want to be police,but society thinks it is taboo. I think that the women who want to be police should because they ndeserve to follow their dreams.
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?
1. I think Graybeard changed his mind ,because he saw how much Tao wanted to learn how to draw.
2. This shows that Graybeard is a kind, flexible person.
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?
1. The "mountains- that- walk are wooly mammoths.
2. Tao was almost killed by a wooly mammoth.
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
1. I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he is avery good at what he does.
2. I would like to have Graybeard teach a skill to me,because he would make me work hard.
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
1.The paint was made out of fish oil, yellow clay, bright red earth, limestone powder, honey, blood froma boar, and fat from a boar.
2. I was suprised that the paint was made out of honey.
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
1. I think it wasn't a good idea, because even if Ram succeded Volt would still want to kill Ram, because Volt thinks that wolf dogs are evil.
2. I think Tam and Tao will see each other in the moountain village. They will find Graybeard there.
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
1. Tao crossed the river, because he was afraid that something had happened to Ram.
2. Graybeard decided that Ram and Tao could go free. Graybeard also told Tao that he was going to paint in the secret caverns.
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
1. Tao doesn't know which path to go in order to get to the secret cavern.
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.
1. I was suprised that Graybeard was dead. A lot of things suprised me in the chapter. I cannot believe that Volt was Tao's father. I knew that in a way Volt wanted to save Tao, because deep in his heart he kind of liked Tao. Overall this book was very good.
Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
Tao feels he nneeds to go to the mountain people , because he thinks needs to prove himself to them.
josh g. The Giver
josh g. reading log
josh g's awesome pictures and videos
Monday, October 8, 2007
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?
1.I'm good at basketball.
2.I don't think about anything else but playing baskeball.
3.I would feel like I had lost a big part of my life.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more.
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
1.Tao loves art and isn't a a good hunter.For that nobody respects him for that.
2.I think Tao's creative mind is going to help his tribe.
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?
1.Tao is living in the meadows as a form of punishment ordered by his tribe.He got punished for losing his rabbit. Volt ordered Tao to find the rabbit. He is about to go through the dark forest where he thinks he hears an evil spirit.
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
1. Tao and Ram learned how to hunt together.
2.Tao tells Volt that he wants to to hunt by himself.
3.I cannot beleive that Tao has the urge to disobey me. I specificaly told him to hunt with the tribe. He thinks too much of himself. I have to worry about getting food and this is not helping. I cannot do anything to change his stubborness. I hope someday Tao will listen to other people besides himself.
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.
1. Tao never knew his mother until Kala told him. His mother was named Vedra. She was a brave person. Tao was supposed to be killed but his mother protected him. She bit, screamed, and basically just did anything possible to protect Tao. Kala said referring to Vedra,"She was only a girl,but she had the sense and wisdom of a woman."
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
2. Which is easier for him and why?
1. Tao trys to draw a horse and Ram, the wolf dog.
2. Ram, the wolf dog is easier to draw because the wolf dog is right in front of him.
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
1. Graybeard knew that Tao was hunting in the Slough and was hunting with Ram.
2. He doesn't know that Tao is painting in his cave.
3. Graybeard thinks Volt is a good man.
Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?
1. I agree with Graybeard's decision because even though he knows how much Tao loves art he still has to follow the laws of the clans. It was true back then,but not today. Now we can draw and paint with out anybody thinking it is taboo.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine?
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
1. In the situation I imagined I was thinking about how women who want to be police,but society thinks it is taboo. I think that the women who want to be police should because they ndeserve to follow their dreams.
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?
1. I think Graybeard changed his mind ,because he saw how much Tao wanted to learn how to draw.
2. This shows that Graybeard is a kind, flexible person.
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?
1. The "mountains- that- walk are wooly mammoths.
2. Tao was almost killed by a wooly mammoth.
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
1. I think Graybeard is a good teacher because he is avery good at what he does.
2. I would like to have Graybeard teach a skill to me,because he would make me work hard.
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
1.The paint was made out of fish oil, yellow clay, bright red earth, limestone powder, honey, blood froma boar, and fat from a boar.
2. I was suprised that the paint was made out of honey.
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
1. I think it wasn't a good idea, because even if Ram succeded Volt would still want to kill Ram, because Volt thinks that wolf dogs are evil.
2. I think Tam and Tao will see each other in the moountain village. They will find Graybeard there.
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
1. Tao crossed the river, because he was afraid that something had happened to Ram.
2. Graybeard decided that Ram and Tao could go free. Graybeard also told Tao that he was going to paint in the secret caverns.
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
1. Tao doesn't know which path to go in order to get to the secret cavern.
Chapter 16
Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.
1. I was suprised that Graybeard was dead. A lot of things suprised me in the chapter. I cannot believe that Volt was Tao's father. I knew that in a way Volt wanted to save Tao, because deep in his heart he kind of liked Tao. Overall this book was very good.
Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
Tao feels he nneeds to go to the mountain people , because he thinks needs to prove himself to them.